Cookies and Bars

It’s hard to beat a warm chocolate chip cookie with a glass of cold milk, though a brownie might match it. I’ve also got the best Christmas holiday cookies as certified by my family and friends!

Cookies and Bars

Fruitcake Cookies

I’ll be honest here…I never was a fan of fruitcake. As I was browsing through the baking aisle, I spotted a container of mixed candied fruit, all chopped up and colorful as could be and I thought to myself, why not try to bake something with this fruit. After all, there are several foods that […]

Cookies and Bars

Santa’s Whiskers Cookies

When I was a teenager, many years ago, when I would see an offer for free recipe leaflets, I would send for them. This recipe came from one of those free recipe offers from the gas company. It’s a chewy, cherry and pecan cookie with coconut on the edges. It’s so tasty, you’ll want to […]

Cookies and Bars

Meatball Cookies

Each year at Christmastime, I search for a new cookie recipe to add to my collection. Last year I came across this recipe and decided to give it a try. I placed a few on the tray of my “usual” holiday assortment of cookies and headed to the family party. I was amazed to see […]

Cookies and Bars, Ethnic Dishes

Cardamom Cookies

When I moved up North a few years ago, I went to a church bake sale. I was expecting to find the standard fare…pound cakes, chocolate chip cookies and such. I knew whatever they had up for grabs must’ve been good because I had to stand outside in the snow for over half an hour […]

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Toffee Squares

This buttery ,toffee bar cookie is covered with chocolate and sprinkled with nuts. Turn your back for one minutes and they will disappear from your cookie platter. I always hide a few of these yummy cookies in my vegetable bin…cookie bandits won’t look there!

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Thumbprint Cookies

Although it’s been over 50 years since I stood in the kitchen helping my mother bake these cookies, I remember like it was yesterday, Mom putting on her yellow flowered apron, gathering all the ingredients and going to town. This recipe is one she used to make at Christmastime. She would fill these buttery, tender, […]